Truman gala

Members of the official family for the new administration converse as they leave the Armory in Washington, D.C., after the Inaugural Gala. Left to right: Bess Truman, daughter Margaret Truman, Laura Truitt, Vice President elect Alben W. Barkley and President Harry S. Truman. Truitt is Barkley's...

Members of the official family for the new administration converse as they leave the Armory in Washington, D.C., after the Inaugural Gala. Left to right: Bess Truman, daughter Margaret Truman, Laura Truitt, Vice President elect Alben W. Barkley and President Harry S. Truman. Truitt is Barkley's... (Associaed Press file photo)

Members of the official family for the new administration converse as they leave the Armory in Washington, D.C., after the Inaugural Gala. Left to right: Bess Truman, daughter Margaret Truman, Laura Truitt, Vice President elect Alben W. Barkley and President Harry S. Truman. Truitt is Barkley's...